Subd. 1. Committing or maintaining a public nuisance. Every person who shall commit or maintain a public nuisance for which no special punishment is prescribed or who shall wilfully omit or refuse to perform any legal duty relating to the removal of the nuisance; every person who shall let or permit to be used any building or portion thereof, knowing it is intended to be used for committing or maintaining any nuisance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 2. Sale of flammable liquids. Every manufacturer or vendor who shall sell or cause to be sold, place or cause to be placed, any gasoline or benzine in quantities of more than one pint, in any receptacle except of a bright red color and tagged and labeled in large plain letters with the name of the contents; or who shall sell or cause to be sold, place or cause to be placed, kerosene or other illuminating oil in the same quantities except in a receptacle of red color shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 3. Restrictions on the discharge of fireworks.
a. The use, display, possession, discharge or sale of any fireworks not expressly permitted by M.S. § 624.20, Subd. 1(c) is strictly prohibited.
b. All use, display or discharge of those nonexplosive, nonaerial pyrotechnic entertainment devices only containing the limited amounts of pyrotechnic chemical compositions described in and permitted by M.S. § 624.20, Subd. 1(c), hereinafter “permitted consumer fireworks,” is strictly prohibited in the area on, below, above or within or in close proximity to:
(1) Recreational areas, roadways, streets, highways, bicycle lanes, pedestrian paths, sidewalks, rights of way, lakes, rivers, waterways and all other property owned or leased by the City of Shorewood, County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota or federal government and located in whole or in part within the city limits;
(2) Private property within the city limits that has conspicuously posted a written sign or notice that no fireworks discharge is allowed;
(3) Within 300 feet of any consumer fireworks retail sales facility or storage area that has properly posted a written sign or notice that no fireworks discharge is allowed;
(4) Any property, area, structure or material that by its physical condition or the physical conditions in which it is set would constitute a fire or personal safety hazard.
c. All other use, display or discharge of permitted consumer fireworks must be conducted in a manner that minimizes the risk of fire or injury to other persons or property.
(1987 Code, § 603.05) (Am. Ord. 387, passed 6-10-2002)